I had no idea this was a national holiday but it is… Adolphe Sax, a Belgian instrument maker, invented the saxophone in 1841. He may have invented it but Coleman Hawkins birthed it as a modern instrument. Here is a look at a few my all-time favorite sax players to celebrate this idiosyncratic holiday.
Coleman Hawkins
Don Byas
Charlie Rouse
John Coltrane
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Audible Axiom // November 12, 2009 at 5:42 pm |
Can’t have a sax list without Ornette Coleman. For me, I’d say my “top list” goes something like this:
1. Coltrane
2. Ornette Coleman
3. Rahsaan Roland Kirk (if you can call him a sax player)
4. Albert Ayler
5. Pharoah Sanders OR Eric Dolphy, it’s very close